Got home early and watched the video of his conference. He's a really bright young man. I'm really hopeful that he has a great season and I think he will. He still has that indomitable spirit that he always had, but now he's coming back with more experience and he's still very young at 26.

I think this is going to be a good year for him. Jordan, Young, and Wesley on the wing is a massive athletic upgrade from Blake, Meeks, and no body.

therealdeal wrote:I'm really hopeful for Jordan and I like this signing more and more. I'm hoping he comes through and has a really nice season for us.

His change of pace behind Steve should really be fun to watch. A lineup of Farmar, Young, Johnson, and Hill could really be exciting. Not a whole lot of good basketball, but certainly a whole lot of excitement.

Well how bout the fact he's said he can't wait to play with Nash and learn from him. With his athleticism and stronger frame if he just keeps improving we have solved our starting PG situation possibly going forward. Jordan knows this too. These guys are ALL playing for their next contracts and a number want to stay Lakers.

therealdeal wrote:I'm really hopeful for Jordan and I like this signing more and more. I'm hoping he comes through and has a really nice season for us.

His change of pace behind Steve should really be fun to watch. A lineup of Farmar, Young, Johnson, and Hill could really be exciting. Not a whole lot of good basketball, but certainly a whole lot of excitement.

Well how bout the fact he's said he can't wait to play with Nash and learn from him. With his athleticism and stronger frame if he just keeps improving we have solved our starting PG situation possibly going forward. Jordan knows this too. These guys are ALL playing for their next contracts and a number want to stay Lakers.

Well that's one of the coolest things about this situation: Farmar said over and over how this is the only place he'd play for the minimum. I'm not sure how this summer breaks down, but if Jordan plays well and there's a chance to re-sign him for a reasonable salary, he'll be around.

It's just really great to have guys who want to be here and who are playing to be here. I really get that feeling from Jordan and from Nick Young. I get it from Wesley too, just not as much. Kaman I think wants to be here out of respect for the franchise, but seeing as how he's old already I'm not as excited.

therealdeal wrote:I'm really hopeful for Jordan and I like this signing more and more. I'm hoping he comes through and has a really nice season for us.

His change of pace behind Steve should really be fun to watch. A lineup of Farmar, Young, Johnson, and Hill could really be exciting. Not a whole lot of good basketball, but certainly a whole lot of excitement.

Well how bout the fact he's said he can't wait to play with Nash and learn from him. With his athleticism and stronger frame if he just keeps improving we have solved our starting PG situation possibly going forward. Jordan knows this too. These guys are ALL playing for their next contracts and a number want to stay Lakers.

Well that's one of the coolest things about this situation: Farmar said over and over how this is the only place he'd play for the minimum. I'm not sure how this summer breaks down, but if Jordan plays well and there's a chance to re-sign him for a reasonable salary, he'll be around.

It's just really great to have guys who want to be here and who are playing to be here. I really get that feeling from Jordan and from Nick Young. I get it from Wesley too, just not as much. Kaman I think wants to be here out of respect for the franchise, but seeing as how he's old already I'm not as excited.

really? i read it opposite for whatever reason. between young and wes johnson, wes was the one genuinely wanting to be a laker. honestly though, hopefully it's both

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I'm getting ahead of myself, I know, but just saying, if we plan on going the Miami route, 2 stars added to Kobe at SF and PF maybe, we'll have to cut costs somewhere. Most likely that's gonna be PG and C, again like Miami. So IF Farmar has a really good year, he might be somebody we look at as a cheap solution at PG for the future. Hey, if Chalmers can do it, I don't doubt anyone. It's a big "if", I know, I'm just saying, he is IMO a smart player to take a chance on with the future in mind as he has shown he will play here for less money. There are many better starters and backups out there, from what we have see of Farmar when he was here, but we might not be able to afford any of them. Just one example, I like Kyle Lowry as a cheaper option, but he still might be out of our price range if we put all our money in 3 players.

therealdeal wrote:I'm really hopeful for Jordan and I like this signing more and more. I'm hoping he comes through and has a really nice season for us.

His change of pace behind Steve should really be fun to watch. A lineup of Farmar, Young, Johnson, and Hill could really be exciting. Not a whole lot of good basketball, but certainly a whole lot of excitement.

Well how bout the fact he's said he can't wait to play with Nash and learn from him. With his athleticism and stronger frame if he just keeps improving we have solved our starting PG situation possibly going forward. Jordan knows this too. These guys are ALL playing for their next contracts and a number want to stay Lakers.

Well that's one of the coolest things about this situation: Farmar said over and over how this is the only place he'd play for the minimum. I'm not sure how this summer breaks down, but if Jordan plays well and there's a chance to re-sign him for a reasonable salary, he'll be around.

It's just really great to have guys who want to be here and who are playing to be here. I really get that feeling from Jordan and from Nick Young. I get it from Wesley too, just not as much. Kaman I think wants to be here out of respect for the franchise, but seeing as how he's old already I'm not as excited.

"Old white guy" Fixed it for you. OK I'll stop.... just teasing now everyone....no harm no foul....no Laker Girls were harmed in this post.

Weezy wrote:I'm getting ahead of myself, I know, but just saying, if we plan on going the Miami route, 2 stars added to Kobe at SF and PF maybe, we'll have to cut costs somewhere. Most likely that's gonna be PG and C, again like Miami. So IF Farmar has a really good year, he might be somebody we look at as a cheap solution at PG for the future. Hey, if Chalmers can do it, I don't doubt anyone. It's a big "if", I know, I'm just saying, he is IMO a smart player to take a chance on with the future in mind as he has shown he will play here for less money. There are many better starters and backups out there, from what we have see of Farmar when he was here, but we might not be able to afford any of them. Just one example, I like Kyle Lowry as a cheaper option, but he still might be out of our price range if we put all our money in 3 players.

It will be a testament to his loyalty. No doubt, he helped the Lakers out by taking the minimum, and with that in mind, I wouldn't discount him giving a hometown discount to play for something along the lines of 2-3 million/year if a superteam was being formed. IMO, that's a win-win because you get to play for a winning team, you get to play for the Lakers, and you made more than the vet minimum.

With a SG/SF/PF superteam, you also don't need an uber PG, just someone who's respectable and isn't afraid to and can hit the open 3, take care of the ball, bring it up, and push it if need be.

It's been discussed a lot, but I remember Farmar talking about multiple guard lineups. I'm guessing it looks like this:

Nash/FarmarBryant/Blake/Meeks

Of course if Kobe misses time, you replace him with Nick Young.

I'd rather see Blake as backup SG than Meeks. I know some people will gag at the thought of Blake at SG, but I remember us playing pretty well with Nash and Blake as our guards. And I don't understand all this hate towards Blake when he just had a very solid season for us. Hell he probably outplayed Nash. I think he deserves to be on the team.